Word · Frequency #13345
incubation
孵化；孵育；培养
核心释义
the act of keeping something, such as eggs or bacteria, at a suitable temperature so that it can develop
- 1.
孵蛋以孵化幼鸟；通过任何过程保持温暖以发展内部生命。
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
- 2.
疾病从其原因发展的过程或此类发展的时期。
The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
- 3.
反应较少的时期,随后是更快速的反应。
A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
- 4.
创造力的四个阶段之一(准备、孵化、启发和验证):通过有意识的工作在某个时间点刺激的思维元素的无意识重组,导致在稍后时间产生新颖的想法。
One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
- 5.
在寺庙或其他圣地睡觉以获得神谕梦或接受治疗。
Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
潜伏期；孵蛋以孵化幼鸟；通过任何过程保持温暖以发展内部生命。；疾病从其原因发展的过程或此类发展的时期。；反应较少的时期,随后是更快速的反应。；创造力的四个阶段之一(准备、孵化、启发和验证):通过有意识的工作在某个时间点刺激的思维元素的无意识重组,导致在稍后时间产生新颖的想法。
用法In use
The eggs need a constant temperature for successful incubation.
用法提示：incubation 是名词，指恒温孵化禽蛋的过程。
After about three weeks of incubation, the baby birds broke through their shells.
用法提示：incubation 用作名词，描述从孵蛋到出壳的整个孵化期。
She gave a short talk on the incubation of turtle eggs at the science fair.
用法提示：incubation 为名词，此处表示对卵的恒温孵化。
incubation of [noun]
用于生物孵化，也可比喻计划酝酿。
The incubation of chicken eggs takes 21 days.
鸡蛋的孵化需要21天。
incubation period for [disease]
医学用语，指感染到症状出现的时间。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- incubation period
- 潜伏期
- The typical incubation period for the flu is one to four days.流感的典型潜伏期为一至四天。
- egg incubation
- 蛋类孵化
- Egg incubation in this species lasts about 21 days.这个物种的孵蛋期约为21天。
- artificial incubation
- 人工孵化
- Artificial incubation helps farmers hatch chicks in large numbers.人工孵化帮助农户大批量孵出小鸡。
- incubation chamber
- 孵化箱；培养箱
- The samples were kept in an incubation chamber at a constant temperature.样本被保存在恒温培养箱中。
- incubation process
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把蛋放进方盒子（cube）里孵化，疾病也这样‘潜伏’，记住incubation = 孵育 / 潜伏期。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：biology、poultry farming、ornithology 该义项指“孵化（蛋）”，是较正式的书面/专业用语，通常用于生物学、鸟类学或家禽养殖等语境；日常口语中更常说 hatching。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
incubation 的发音是 /ˌɪnkjʊˈbeɪʃən/，结尾 /beɪʃən/。上面 vacation、relation、education、nation、station 都以 -ation 结尾且读 /eɪʃən/，与 incubation 押韵。注意 intuition 虽然也以 -tion 结尾，但读 /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən/，不是 /eɪʃən/，不要被拼写误导。
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